March 2018

The Emerging Professionals Leadership Circle is a monthly peer group meeting of new development professionals of small organizations, to share challenges and strategies for personal and organizational success. In an informal, roundtable format, you will have an opportunity to share your insights, gain practical solutions, and alleviate any on-the-job isolation or stress that you might experience.

Learn to access the more than 60 different metrics from the ACS that are updated annually at granular geographic levels. Practice accessing data from census.gov by conducting exercises in our computer lab a

Learn the characteristics of an effective nonprofit and assess whether your organization is ready to apply for grants. This class is designed for new nonprofits or community groups with very little experience in grant-seeking. This introductory class will provide you the basic steps for developing a grant-seeking fundraising plan.

Collaboration between the fundraising, program, and finance teams is essential for avoiding common project budget mistakes. This webinar illuminates potential pitfalls and describes how to work together to avoid them.

Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don’t know what and how much to ask for? If preparing a budget for your foundation grant is holding you back, come learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence.

New non-profit managers need to ensure their “managerial toolkit” is full of tools (Super Powers) that equip them to be successful managers. This workshop is designed to offer practical methods for managing non-profit staff members and will explore the soft skills of management and leadership.

Learn about what you need to think about moving forward with your nonprofit: business model, charitable purpose, operations, donations, government filing, board of directors, members, volunteers, and more.

This three-day project-based immersion course focuses on the essential knowledge and skills fundraisers need to develop effective foundation proposals. Participants will become familiar with the key components of a competitive grant proposal to a foundation and learn best practices for developing a well-organized budget and a targeted list of foundation funding prospects. Participants will be encouraged to approach their proposal from the funder’s perspective and to think critically about what makes a compelling pitch.

Today, donors have high expectations for how their gifts will be used and can access resources to measure whether or not a nonprofit is “effective.” Join us to learn how to shift donor attention from overhead to programmatic impact.

The Lake-Geauga Anchor Institution Collaborative (LGAIC) will host its first annual Nonprofit Summit. The summit is offered as two separate sessions. The morning of the summit is designed to offer sessions to develop the capacity of the front line staff.

This workshop will include the following: Demonstration of the specialized database, Foundation Directory Online Professional and information regarding the Foundation Center’s online tutorials and web streams; Introduction to private foundations; Tips about proposal writing and communicating with the foundations; An overview of resources for nonprofits in Brookens Library.

The Lake-Geauga Anchor Institution Collaborative (LGAIC) will host its first annual Nonprofit Summit. The summit is offered as two separate sessions. In the afternoon, nonprofit leaders from across the counties will come together to discuss solutions to common challenges and interact with local officials.

Join Kate Tkacik, director of Network Engagement at Foundation Center, to learn how the Funding Information Network program can help your nonprofit resource center, community foundation, or library support your local nonprofit and small business economy. You'll learn about the key components of the program package, including Foundation Directory Online, grantseeking training guides, and our upcoming certification modules.

Join us in Washington DC for our newly enhanced Boot Camp experience! In addition to learning from our expert trainers, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with fundraising experts from the field during a panel discussion on the final day. Hear how they’re putting the skills you’ve learned to work in their fundraising efforts.

Are you ready to start fundraising for your project or idea, but don’t know what and how much to ask for? Join us for an overview of a nonprofit project budget along with an activity to practice skills.

Be a Rock Star at Work: 3 steps to get the recognition that you deserve

You work hard and are a great asset to your organization. Why don’t others see that as clearly as you do? Do you struggle to gain the attention, accolades, and support that you deserve at work? Please join us to discover how your strengths and values shine in the work that you do, identify the thought patterns that get you recognized vs. the ones that are blocking the recognition that you deserve, and explore ways to use your influence to make a larger positive impact!

Increasing in prominence as a tool for enhanced efficiency and strengthened service delivery, collaboration’s advantages, disadvantages, potential, and pitfalls must be understood by all savvy nonprofit professionals.